:: jawawa.id :: Indonesian Business and Finance News

Find Article by Date

Find news items by date

Select Year:

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017

Select Month:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Select Day:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Searching for all articles published on 2003-03-29 ...

62 articles.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Peucut Kerkhoff cemetery, a colonial legacy

Peucut Kerkhoff cemetery, a colonial legacyNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Gen. Kohler, who led the Dutch aggression in Aceh, may have never dreamed that he would conquer the land of Aceh. Ironically, he is now buried in Aceh, the land he tried to subjugate.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Keeping old city breathes amid modernization

Keeping old city breathes amid modernization Keeping the old cities Breathing: Malacca and Kali Besar Fransiska Prihadi Architect JakartaHow do we remember a city? Is it by the roads and buildings that we pass through? By the food we eat? By unfamiliar faces of people we meet on the street? We ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Public urged to report corruption

Public urged to report corruption JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) is attempting to restore its deteriorating image by introducing a special post office box where the public can report corruption committed by party cadres.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Djoko back to manage SEA Games team

Djoko back to manage SEA Games teamMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Djoko Pramono, who in the past led the Indonesian contingent to a big victory in the 1997 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, has been handed another challenge with his appointment on Friday as the training chief for the 2003 ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Mega to go ahead with Russia visit

Mega to go ahead with Russia visitFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the international turmoil as a result of the war in Iraq, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is likely to go ahead with her plan to visit Russia, Rumania and Poland next month.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Water charge, bus fare hikes to be decided on Monday

Water charge, bus fare hikes to be decided on MondayBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council will make a decision on Monday on the increases in bus fares and tap water charges as proposed by Governor Sutiyoso in response to requests from the operators of the urban services.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/'Car sales to drop 30% as Iraq war hits consumption'

'Car sales to drop 30% as Iraq war hits consumption'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Car sales in the country could fall by 30 percent this year as the Iraq war could delay consumer purchasing plans, car industry experts said Friday.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Rp 60b needed to return 11,000 families of Poso refugees

Rp 60b needed to return 11,000 families of Poso refugeesRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Central Sulawesi Poppy, a 32-year-old Christian mother and wife wept over the hardships suffered by herself, her husband and her two young children since they had been forced to take refuge after ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/'Public not aware of election preparations'

'Public not aware of election preparations'Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Winarto, a public minivan driver plying the Kebayoran Lama-Tanah Abang route, was obviously baffled when asked if he was ready to register for the 2004 general elections.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/FM to visit Myanmar, Thailand

FM to visit Myanmar, Thailand JAKARTA: Foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda is slated to visit Myanmar and Thailand between April 1 and April 5 to discuss several bilateral issues with the two fellow ASEAN members.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Public unaware of election preparations

Public unaware of election preparations Arya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaWinarto, a public minivan driver plying the Kebayoran Lama-Tanah Abang route, was obviously baffled when asked if he was ready to register for the 2004 general elections.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/RI steps up efforts for UN meeting

RI steps up efforts for UN meetingFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failure to stop the war against Iraq, Indonesia has stepped up efforts to seek support for an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Military, police to anticipate bus strike

Military, police to anticipate bus strike JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso has asked the military and the police to ready their buses for transporting passengers, in case bus operators act on their threat to go on strike next week.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Military, police to anticipate bus strike

Military, police to anticipate bus strike JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso has asked the military and the police to ready their buses for transporting passengers, in case bus operators act on their threat to go on strike next week.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Garin cautious on Iraq war issue

Garin cautious on Iraq war issue JAKARTA: Noted Indonesian director Garin Nugroho believes that a move he calls "a one-day moratorium on American products" would be better than mass street demonstrations to express objection to the U.S.-led attack on Iraq.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Presley not proud of Jackson

Presley not proud of Jackson LOS ANGELES: It was one of the oddest mergers in showbiz -- the furtive 1994 marriage between the self-proclaimed King of Pop and the daughter of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/South Sulawesi to have two airlines

South Sulawesi to have two airlines Makassar, South Sulawesi: South Sulawesi is expected to operate two airline companies this year in its effort to attract visitors to the province.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Governor vows to protect foreign assets

Governor vows to protect foreign assetsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso pledged on Friday that his administration, together with the police and military, would protect all non- nationals, their assets and interests in the city against possible violence by antiwar ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, March 29, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, March 29, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Kaum Urbanit Cap Go Meh 2003 by Hardi, at Galeri Milenium, Kompleks Pertokoan D'Best (Diamond Plaza) Blok B23, Jl. RS Fatmawati 15, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021-7507828), April 2 to April 30, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m..

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Cigarettes and employment

Cigarettes and employment In the article entitled Cigarettes: License to kill for Rp. 27 trillion , (The Jakarta Post, March 27), Santi Soekanto asserts that when Indonesians smoke Indonesian cigarettes, they enrich certain people based in California.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Concerns raised over government monitoring of SARS

Concerns raised over government monitoring of SARSEvi Mariani and Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's first Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cases could have arrived on a flight from Singapore on Thursday but it appears nobody is bothering to check.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Sharp practice

Sharp practice at RI airlines? Although the ticket price war involving national airlines generally benefits passengers, this may not be so if an airliner adopts a very smart (or sly?) business tactic.On March 7 I suddenly had to fly to Yogyakarta.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Organizations plan to send aid to Iraq

Organizations plan to send aid to IraqMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious organizations are planning to send humanitarian aid to Iraq to ease people's suffering from the attack launched by the United States and its allies.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Taiwan and global health

Taiwan and global health This is in response to the article titled Killer bug exposes WHO's shortcomings that appeared in The Jakarta Post on March 24 and a March 27 news report bearing the title China raises pneumonia death toll.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Fire extinguisher options offered at expo

Fire extinguisher options offered at expoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A fire engulfed a two-by-three-meter room in front of a convention center in Jakarta for almost two minutes before an explosion was heard from within the room.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Govt, GAM urged to abide by peace deal

Govt, GAM urged to abide by peace dealTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Henry Dunant Centre (HDC) has warned the Indonesian Military (TNI) and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) against reinforcing military strength during the demilitarization process, saying that the move would violate the ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/'Corrupt tax officials should also be detained'

'Corrupt tax officials should also be detained'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Businessmen and analysts voiced support for the government's plan to put recalcitrant tax evaders into jail without trial.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Questioning TNI/police involvement in business

Questioning TNI/police involvement in businessImanuddin Razak, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, iman@thejakartapost.com The March 8 protest at the office of Tempo newsmagazine, which involved violence against its editors and journalists, stunned the public, particularly the media.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/The line between dissent and subversion

The line between dissent and subversion Shim Jae Hoon The Korea Herald Asia News Network Seoul Che Guevara has been dead and forgotten for decades, but South Korea is probably the only industrial nation where his dream of permanent revolution has refused to die among a waning group of ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Wither the Muslim world? Expect the dominoes to fall

Wither the Muslim world? Expect the dominoes to fallKaiser Bengali, The Dawn, Asia News Network, Karachi No wars are strictly legitimate; however, this particular war stands bereft of any element of moral or political legitimacy. The United Nations had refused to sanction the resort to war.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/New ambassadors present credentials

New ambassadors present credentials JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri received the credentials of the new ambassadors from Ghana and Tanzania on Friday.Ambassador John Bentu-Williams of Ghana is based in Kuala Lumpur, while Ambassador Eva Lilian Nzaro of Tanzania is residing in New Delhi.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Golkar leader detained for graft

Golkar leader detained for graft BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The secretary of the Golkar provincial chapter in Lampung, Oktavianus, was placed under the custody of the prosecutors' office on Friday for alleged corruption.The suspect was sent to Rajabasa Penitentiary after hours of questioning.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Sanctions imposed on Lippo's appraisers, auditor

Sanctions imposed on Lippo's appraisers, auditorDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance has imposed sanctions on three appraisers and an auditor who conducted an appraisal of Bank Lippo's assets and an audit of its financial report issued late last year, for failing to ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Amid the mounting antiwar protests, including intentions to raid

Amid the mounting antiwar protests, including intentions to raid non-nationals, wage a holy war -- or jihad, and boycott U.S.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/West Java governor admits failure to achieve targets

West Java governor admits failure to achieve targetsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung West Java Governor Nuriana has confessed that West Java under his administration had failed to achieve its seven development program targets in fiscal 2002.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Fire exhibition closes, safety message delivered

Fire exhibition closes, safety message deliveredM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With exhibiting companies acknowledging that both business entities and government offices were interested in installing in their buildings the fire protection systems on offer, the first exhibition in ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Time is of the essence in U.S.-led war on Iraq

Time is of the essence in U.S.-led war on IraqJuwono Sudarsono, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia, Jakarta The first casualty of the war in Iraq was not truth nor the appropriateness of broadcasting the war on "reality TV".

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Police force get grooming tips in new raid deal

Police force get grooming tips in new raid dealZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police have vowed to take care when raiding hotels and restaurants in Indonesia so as not to damage the establishments' reputations and hurt their businesses.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Bush should

Bush should be wiser In the face of global resentment, U.S. diplomats around the world have the tough and thankless task of trying to present George W. Bush's unprovoked order to invade Iraq as a justifiable act.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/South Sulawesi to have two airlines

South Sulawesi to have two airlines Makassar, South Sulawesi: South Sulawesi is expected to operate two airline companies this year in its effort to attract visitors to the province.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Refugees lash out at governor's ultimatum

Refugees lash out at governor's ultimatumApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Thousands of people who claim to be Acehnese refugees ignored North Sumatra governor T.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/War is becoming unnatural

War is becoming unnaturalJonathan Power Columnist Madrid War, the systematic and organized use of violence with all its bestial destructiveness, is peculiar to the most advanced of animals, man. Writing in the early 16th century, the Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus considered war "unnatural".

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Edhi meets Irwanto in league final

Edhi meets Irwanto in league final JAKARTA: Grand Master (GM) Edhi Handoko will take on FIDE Master (FM) Irwanto Sadikin in the final of the Gunadarma Chess League here on Saturday.Edhi beat Susanto Megaranto 2.5-1.5 in the semifinals match, which went to a playoff, on Friday.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Two Dekel members detained for graft

Two Dekel members detained for graft JAKARTA: Two members of the subdistrict council (Dekel) in Serdang, Kemayoran district, are now under police detention for allegedly misusing Rp 700 million of a community empowerment fund (PPMK), Central Jakarta Mayor Petra Lumbun said on Friday.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Iraq war sharpens the ASEAN divide, threatens solidarity

Iraq war sharpens the ASEAN divide, threatens solidarityLee Kim Chew, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Like the European Union (EU), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is deeply divided over America's war against Iraq and the 10-member grouping will have to grapple ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Judges rule in favor of cigarette firms in advertisement lawsuit

Judges rule in favor of cigarette firms in advertisement lawsuitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A panel of three judges ruled in favor of the powerful cigarette industry against the plaintiffs, which consisted of consumer and health watchdogs, in a legal battle over illegal cigarette commercials.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Public facilities transfer delayed

Public facilities transfer delayed TANGERANG: Many developers, especially those that have built low-cost housing complexes in Tangerang regency, have not transferred land that is to be provided for public facilities to the regency administration.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/JP/6/SAYID

JP/6/SAYIDU.S. must consider effects of drawn-out warHow long will the Iraq affair last? Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo Former Governor National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Jakarta We are now into the second week of the American aggression against Iraq and people are starting to wonder how long ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Garin cautious on Iraq war issue

Garin cautious on Iraq war issue JAKARTA: Noted Indonesian director Garin Nugroho believes that a move he calls "a one-day moratorium on American products" would be better than mass street demonstrations to express objection to the U.S.-led attack on Iraq.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Remnants of dictatorship expected to linger after war

Remnants of dictatorship expected to linger after warMartin Woollacott, Guardian News Service, Washington British soldiers called the little town of Wadi Halfa "Bloody Halfway" to express both the fact that it was indeed the midpoint between Cairo and Khartoum and their weariness at the ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/'Humanitarian aid better than protests'

'Humanitarian aid better than protests' Amid the mounting antiwar protests, including intentions to raid non-nationals, wage a holy war -- or jihad, and boycott U.S.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/TV Today: Saturday, March 29, 2003

TV Today: Saturday, March 29, 2003TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 DRTV Indonesia 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Music: Pesona Music Indonesia 10:00 TV Drama: Mujizat10:30 Talk ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Antiwar rallies tempered with pleas for peac

Antiwar rallies tempered with pleas for peacThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A rally calling for peace by hundreds of students in Jakarta on Friday was in marked contrast to a number of other rowdier rallies around the country against the United States-led attack on Iraq.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/East Java backs Hamzah, Tosari

East Java backs Hamzah, Tosari SURABAYA: The East Java chapter of the United Development Party (PPP) nominated Vice President Hamzah Haz and House deputy speaker Tosari Widjaja candidates for the party's chairmanship for the 2003-2008 period on Friday.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Pri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search,

Pri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search, Jakarta, (e-mail: jakarta@amrophever.com)Dealing with your feelings when you accept a job offer You get a call from a friend in the morning.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Lili's questioning to resume Monday

Lili's questioning to resume Monday The controversial questioning of Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission deputy chairman Lili Asdjudireja in relation to corruption allegations was cut short on Friday for medical reasons and will continue Monday.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/TV Program: Monday, March 31, 2003

TV Program: Monday, March 31, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW 8:30 DRTV Indonesia9:00 Children's Program: Canda9:30 Documentary: Sebaiknya Anda Tahu10:00 ...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/East Java backs Hamzah, Tosari

East Java backs Hamzah, Tosari SURABAYA: The East Java chapter of the United Development Party (PPP) nominated Vice President Hamzah Haz and House deputy speaker Tosari Widjaja candidates for the party's chairmanship for the 2003-2008 period on Friday.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Regions to draw up poverty alleviation program

Regions to draw up poverty alleviation programThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As part of efforts to intensify poverty alleviation, the government would leave it to regional administrations to draw up policies to reduce poverty in their respective area.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/TB: Back with a vengeance

TB: Back with a vengeance International Tuberculosis Day, which fell on March 24, passed without much media coverage in Indonesia, despite the fact that tuberculosis (TB) is the third-deadliest disease in the country, after cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/The virtual workplace, take it or leave it

The virtual workplace, take it or leave itVishnu K. Mahmud Contributor Jakarta vmahmud@yahoo.com We always hear the motto, "working smarter, not harder", yet it seems to be seldom performed. Many of us must attend numerous meetings, appointments and discussions to exchange ideas and information.

Sat, 29 Mar 2003

JP/Police, military told to curb animal smuggling

Police, military told to curb animal smugglingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Forestry is calling on the police and military to take firm action against their officers involved in the illegal trade of protected animals.